Naming Tractors

FarmerBob · May 17, 2001

I remember the days you're talk'n about. Most of the machines had the old cast push bar to release the soda bottle.

I used to do some diving on the Tennessee River. If I remember correctly (it's been at least 25-years ago), I was diving at Clifton, TN. There had been a Coca-Cola bottling plant there in the early 1900s. We were used to finding old medicine bottles, etc., but I came across a Coke bottle and didn't think much about it since I couldn't really tell much in the murky water. When I got back to the boat and emptied my bag, I discovered it was an old brown-glass Coke bottle and I believe the date on it was 1903. I've still got it packed away in a box somewhere. I'll bet they weren't much more than a penny back in those days. /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

FarmerBob

GlueGuy · May 17, 2001

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Yeah, I'm starting to feel like Ricky Ricardo. We were talking about moving a couple of things down to the "lower flat", and I said <font color=orange>Lucy</font color=orange> can do that. Oh <font color=orange>LUCY!!!!</font color=orange> /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

The GlueGuy

scruffy · May 17, 2001

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FarmerBob, as to your not telling the differance between decaf and leaded coffee, all I can say is, I can! The decaf will give me a headache every time! Therefor, I stay away from unleaded coffee.

Bird · May 18, 2001

Yep, I know what you mean about "dying" or at least changing taste buds. Like you, FarmerBob, I doubt that I'd taste the difference between decaf 'n regular, and unlike Scruffy, I doubt that I'd notice any other difference either. Taste is a funny thing. My wife has a brother and sister-in-law in the neighborhood who both drink massive quantities of diet Pepsi (don't like Coke) and I have a brother and sister-in-law who drink lots of regular Pepsi (don't like Coke). Our daughters drink Coke (don't want Pepsi). My wife & I don't drink a lot of cola, but when we buy it, we buy whichever one is on sale the cheapest./w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif I doubt that I could taste the difference. Of course, it saves us money another way, too, since those other folks never know which one we'll have on hand, they bring their own when they come to visit./w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

Bird

Charliebrn · May 18, 2001

Well, I've sort of tentatively named mine Yoda the 'Bota.... My son came up with that one... And that's what I'll call her until i come up with something better....

Boondox · May 18, 2001

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Scruffy -- Most decaf coffee uses chemicals that bind with the caffeine and pull it out. Some of those chemicals remain in the coffee and that's probably what's giving you the headache. Try getting a hold of some Swiss Water Process decaf. No chemicals used in the process = no chemical reactions.

Pete at Green Mountain Coffee

www.GatewayToVermont.com

Rch · May 18, 2001

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Scruffy, you're describing a classical caffeine withdrawal headache. Stay off caffeine for several days and the headache will fade.

RCH

FarmerBob · May 18, 2001

Bird...

Because my dad was a Pepsi bottler, my sister and I were never allowed to drink anything except Pepsi or other products that he bottled. He used to send a truck to the house once a week to offload cases of drinks and pick up the empties. Back then, I really liked Pepsi, Orange Crush, Donald Duck, and some of the others he sent home. But after he died and my mom sold the plants, I kind of migrated over to Coke and Dr Pepper. I don't drink a lot of any of them anymore, but when I do, it's usually a Diet Coke. I rarely drink Pepsi anymore unless there's nothing else available. I think my dad kind of burned me out on Pepsi when I was a kid.

FarmerBob

scruffy · May 19, 2001

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Boondock, I figured the chemicals used in 'leaching' the caffine from the coffee was the culprit, but ain't really interested in switching! (its been that way since I was a kid)
RCH, caffine withdrawel? Drink a pot of coffee, try a cup of decaf, and bingo! Headache, nope don't think its withdrawel symptoms, besides, if (and has happened) a Doc says give up caffine, my response is what cemetary do you want me to report to? I don't drink alcohol, so a guy has to have one pleasure anyway! /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif Coffee is mine! At this point in life, I am sure not going to worry about it killing me!

jimmoore · May 19, 2001

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Bully for you Scruffy! The undertaker will have to prise my pipe from my left hand and my coffe cup from my right. I survived a stroke in1993 that should have taken me out, so I am living on borrowed time anyway and I intend to enjoy what I like on my remaining time. I like to 'smell the roses". In the early morning I will get a full pipe and a cup of coffee and go down to the barn and set on a 5 gal. bucket and watch the chickens and the barn kittys antics. it's my "quite time".

jim